PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE)

PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE) operates as a big elementary-level community in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17. Current enrollment sits at 887 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 100% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, which oversees 49 schools and 16,990 students, PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE) is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE) shows that Black students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 4% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE) reports 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE) is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

Nearest neighbor: ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE) comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE)'s enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,033 (now 887). Black enrollment moved from 70% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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